Cost of living comparison
Majuro is 2.0 times more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Majuro instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 88.3% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Majuro
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.93
|
$1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.65
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$26.98
|
$14.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$21.73
|
$8.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.65
|
$4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.27
|
$1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.46
|
$3.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$3.04
|
$3.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.23
|
$5.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$3.10
|
$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.26
|
$2.49
|
|
pay 52.3% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$23.04
|
$6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$264.49
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
$18,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$43.89
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
$766.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
$833.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
$191.13
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
$150.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
$3,570.00
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.60
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.64
|
$3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$144.84
|
$33.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
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pay 9.7% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Majuro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
$57.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
$35.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$339.03
|
$54.00
|
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